Vape Waste 2 More than 6m vapes and pods binned each week despite disposable use ban AOL An engineer has gone viral after collecting around 500 discarded disposable vapes and repurposing their lithium ion batteries to power his entire home. What most people see as trash turned out to be Five million single use vapes thrown away in the United Kingdom each week With more vapes getting thrown away every year, it's become a growing environmental problem. Vapes contain heavy metals, nicotine, and other chemicals, which leach toxic pollutants into the soil and waterways when Don't Toss That E Cig: Vaping Waste Is A Whole New Headache For Schools And Cities KFF Health News